Step 1 – Install Data Manager and DLA software
Computer requirements
Before you install Data Manager software, make sure that your computer meets the following requirements:
Computer | Windows XP®, | Windows Vista® | Windows® 7 |
Requirements | SP2 or SP3 | Business/Ultimate, SP1 | Professional |
Processor | 233 MHz minimum, 300 MHz | 1GHz | 1GHz minimum, |
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RAM | 128 MB minimum, 256 MB or | 1 GB minimum | 1 GB minimum |
| higher recommended | 2 GB recommended | 2 GB recommended |
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Hard drive | Minimum 40 GB hard disk | Minimum 40 GB hard disk | Minimum 40 GB hard disk |
| with at least 15 GB space | with at least 15 GB space | with up to 200 MB space |
| available for data | available for data | reserved for log and statistics |
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CD/DVD drive | CD or DVD drive | DVD drive | DVD drive |
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Monitor | 800 x 600 SVGA minimum | DirectX® 9 support with | DirectX® 9 support with |
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| WDDM driver, 128 MB | WDDM driver, 128 MB |
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| graphics memory (minimum), | graphics memory (minimum), |
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| Pixel Shader 2.0 in | Pixel Shader 2.0 in |
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| hardware, 32 bits per pixel | hardware, 32 bits per pixel |
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USB ports | One port required for USB | One port required for USB | One port required for USB |
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Memory card | USB | USB | USB |
drive | included | included | included |
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Privileges required for Data Manager
The following computer privileges are required to perform Data Manager tasks.
Task | Required Privileges | Notes |
To install Data Manager | Administrator privileges |
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To create Data Manager | Administrator privileges |
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To change Data Manager | Write access to the 3M | At installation, Data Manager changes system |
settings | section of the Windows | settings so this access is available to all system |
| Registry and 3M folder in | users. |
| the Program Files folder |
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To write to Data Manager | Read and write access | The administrator must grant this access to staff |
folders | to folders | members who use these folders. |
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To eject the memory card | Eject privileges on the | The default is to limit eject privileges to |
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